Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 11, 2003 16:59
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
P/C
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
business correspondence/correspondencia comercial
This term is in a business letter, and appears in the same line as the salutation.
The letter is signed by the president of the XXX medical research company and the chief investigator on the research study with which the letter deals. But the letter is also going out under the signature the "Director General" of the Ethics Committee of the YYY Health Research Committee, and that's where this term appears. I don't know what the relationship is between XXX and YYY. The term "P/C" appears at the beginning of the letter, beside the salutation. The name and position of the person to whom the letter is directed appear at the left (as usual) and in the same horizontal lines, at the right margin, we have:
P/C: [signature of Dr. Fulano]
below which is his typed name, and his position as director of the ethics committee.
The letter is signed by the president of the XXX medical research company and the chief investigator on the research study with which the letter deals. But the letter is also going out under the signature the "Director General" of the Ethics Committee of the YYY Health Research Committee, and that's where this term appears. I don't know what the relationship is between XXX and YYY. The term "P/C" appears at the beginning of the letter, beside the salutation. The name and position of the person to whom the letter is directed appear at the left (as usual) and in the same horizontal lines, at the right margin, we have:
P/C: [signature of Dr. Fulano]
below which is his typed name, and his position as director of the ethics committee.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | By Authority |
Herman Vilella
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| 4 +6 | on behalf of |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 | p.p. |
Emma Goldsmith
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Herman Vilella
Native in Spanish
&
English
A lifetime of translations
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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344
Selected
By Authority
You gave a good desription of the situation (I wish ll skers wre as good), that's why I can deduct that the P/C means "por comisión" (by deputation or substitution)
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although I didn't make it clear in the original query, actually the Director General signed it himself by his own hand. However this answer--by authority--works well whether he delegated the signature or signed it himself. Marian's answer makes sense, too, if we consider that it might indicate "por cuenta [propia]". Thanks, Marian, for helpful correspondence on this query. I would like to have been able to award points to both answerers."
+6
8 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
14621
on behalf of
I suspect this is por cuenta de
However, admittedly, this is just an educated guess.
hth
msg
However, admittedly, this is just an educated guess.
hth
msg
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patricia CASEY
: p/p = "por poder" so p/c = "por cuenta" makes sense to me.
16 mins
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| agree |
Rachael West
1 hr
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| agree |
Jorge Payan
2 hrs
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| agree |
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
A. Deb
3 hrs
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| agree |
Beth Farkas
10 hrs
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6944 days
Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
25 years of medical translations
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1533
p.p.
Agree with others that the Spanish stands for "por cuenta" (on behalf of).
The formal abbreviation in English is p.p., which is the Latin per procurationem, and it's also used in Spanish.
According to Oxford it can be used with or without full stops: https://www.lexico.com/definition/pp
The formal abbreviation in English is p.p., which is the Latin per procurationem, and it's also used in Spanish.
According to Oxford it can be used with or without full stops: https://www.lexico.com/definition/pp
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